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LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
Details
A JADE KNEELING FIGURE
LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
The stone is carved in the round as a kneeling figure. The face is detailed with angular eyes, and its head is adorning a tiered hat. An aperture is pierced through its neck for suspension.
2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm.) high, box
LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
The stone is carved in the round as a kneeling figure. The face is detailed with angular eyes, and its head is adorning a tiered hat. An aperture is pierced through its neck for suspension.
2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm.) high, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 19
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 19
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